Executive Identity

For leaders whose role has changed faster than their leadership has. On judgement, authority, and the gap between who got promoted and who the new role needs.

Leadership labels: too decisive, too blunt, too guarded, too controlling

Too Decisive, Too Blunt, Too Controlling: What Leadership Labels Never Told You

Leadership labels: too decisive, too blunt, too guarded, too controlling Someone called you decisive once. Or blunt. Or guarded. Or controlling. It probably wasn’t meant as a compliment. If you’ve been given one of these leadership labels, here’s the short answer: it rarely means stop. It usually means the behaviour landed at the wrong moment for the person describing it. The work isn’t to remove that part of you. It’s to learn exactly when it serves the room, and when it doe

Karen Stone

Oct 143 min read

A Practical, Habit-Based Approach for Leaders Navigating Pressure, Complexity, and Constant Change

Leadership today is not short on ideas, frameworks, or good intentions. What is in short supply? Time Energy Focus And change that genuinely sticks Most senior leaders and HR teams I work with aren’t asking what good leadership looks like. They already know. What they’re wrestling with is how to translate that knowing into consistent behaviour in the middle of pressure, ambiguity, and full calendars. That’s where online leadership coaching, done well, becomes powerful . No

Karen Stone

Dec 15, 20253 min read

two women sitting at a table in conversation with city skyscape seen through a window

The ROI of Coaching: Accelerating Performance Through a Coaching Culture

Many organisations view coaching as a remedial measure - something to fix poor performers. However, when utilised strategically, coaching can accelerate performance across an entire organisation. Developing a "coaching culture" enables continuous growth, higher employee engagement and increased productivity. The numbers speak for themselves. According to the ICF Global Coaching Client Study, 86% of companies who invested in coaching reported increased productivity, and 96% sa

Karen Stone

Feb 22, 20243 min read